Maingear Spark

Tiny form factor ; Fine performance for its size ; Fun red chassis ; Price is right

Future outlook is bleak ; Noisy ; Near impossible to upgrade

Scores in depth The tech industry's battle for the living room hasn't turned into the white-hot race we once thought it would be, but rather a slowly-escalating cold war. Apple, Google, Valve and Microsoft have laid attempts to claim this space, but so...

Compact chassis. AMD Radeon graphics. Speedy SSD. 802.11ac. Includes external DVD burner.

Some fan noise. Steam OS still doesn't exist.

The Maingear Spark is a very good choice for the PC gamer who would rather buy a tiny PC instead of a small-form-factor rig like the iBuypower Revolt A960 (AMD A10-6800K), our Editors' Choice for budget gaming desktops. Whether it gets Steam OS in the...